The Dahua DH-IPC-HDW3867T-ZS-IL-ANZ is an 8MP Smart Dual Light Vari-focal Eyeball WizSense Network Camera designed to provide reliable and intelligent surveillance. It's ideal for those who need precise human and vehicle detection, adaptable night vision, and efficient video storage. This camera delivers clear images and smart alerts, helping users quickly identify and respond to important events in various environments.
Features
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Smart Motion Detection (SMD 4.0): Accurately distinguishes between humans and vehicles, significantly reducing false alarms from irrelevant movements like animals or swaying branches.
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Smart Dual Light: Automatically switches between infrared and warm LED light, providing clear black-and-white footage normally and full-color video when an important event is detected, reducing light pollution.
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Perimeter Protection: Establishes virtual boundaries (tripwire and intrusion) to precisely detect humans and vehicles entering or exiting defined areas, minimizing false alerts.
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AI Scene Self-adaptation (AI SSA): Intelligently adjusts image settings to overcome challenging environmental conditions like rain, fog, or backlight, ensuring consistent clarity.
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Vari-focal Lens: Allows you to adjust the zoom and focus remotely (2.7 mm–13.5 mm), offering flexibility to capture wide overview shots or detailed close-ups as needed.
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Built-in Microphone: Captures audio alongside video, providing additional context and evidence for monitored events.
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Efficient Video Compression (Smart H.265+/H.264+): Optimizes video file sizes without sacrificing quality, saving on storage space and network bandwidth.
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Robust Weather Protection (IP67): Ensures reliable operation in harsh outdoor conditions, protecting against dust and water immersion.
Perfect for:
- Commercial Building Entrances
- Home Driveways and Yards
- Small Business Perimeters
- Parking Lots
- Farm and Rural Property Monitoring
- Outdoor Storage Areas
Installer Tips
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Optimal Placement for AI: For best results with SMD 4.0 and Perimeter Protection, install the camera where human and vehicle targets are clearly visible without excessive clutter. Avoid aiming directly at busy roads if not relevant to your monitoring area.
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Leverage PoE: Use Power over Ethernet (PoE) whenever possible. It simplifies installation by delivering both power and data over a single Ethernet cable, reducing wiring complexity and costs.
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Lens Adjustment: Take advantage of the motorized vari-focal lens to fine-tune your field of view remotely after mounting. This allows you to get either a wide overview or a more zoomed-in, detailed image without needing to physically adjust the camera.
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Pair with an AI NVR: For advanced features like AcuPick and Smart Search, pair this camera with a compatible Dahua AI NVR. This integration greatly speeds up searching for specific human or vehicle events in recorded footage.
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MicroSD Card for Local Storage: While an NVR is recommended for long-term storage, installing a Micro SD card (up to 512 GB) provides a crucial local backup, ensuring recordings continue even if network connectivity is temporarily lost.
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Utilize Smart Dual Light: When setting up, consider the impact of the warm light activation. In residential areas, you might prefer to adjust settings to minimize light pollution, perhaps only activating the warm light for critical alarms or in less light-sensitive zones.
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Quick-Read Specs
| Feature |
Specification |
| Resolution |
8 MP (3840 × 2160) |
| Lens Options |
Motorized Vari-focal (2.7 mm–13.5 mm) |
| Night Vision |
Smart Dual Light (IR up to 50m, Warm Light up to 40m) |
| Deterrence |
Smart Dual Light (Warm light activates on detection) |
| AI Features |
SMD 4.0, Perimeter Protection, AcuPick, AI SSA |
| Audio |
Built-in Mic |
| Storage |
Micro SD card (max. 512 GB) |
| Power |
12 VDC / PoE (802.3af) |
| Weather Rating |
IP67 |
Extra Info
Smart Dual Illumination
This camera's Smart Dual Light technology offers a clever approach to night vision. During typical nighttime conditions, the camera uses its infrared (IR) illuminators to capture clear black-and-white video, conserving energy and minimizing light disturbance. However, when a human or vehicle is detected within the monitoring area, the camera intelligently switches on its warm white LED lights. This instantly allows the camera to record full-color video of the event, capturing crucial details like clothing color or vehicle make that are often indistinguishable in black-and-white footage. Once the detected target leaves the area, the warm light automatically turns off, reverting to IR illumination. This system efficiently provides detailed event footage while significantly reducing unnecessary light pollution, making it ideal for residential areas or locations where continuous white light isn't desired.
SMD 4.0
Smart Motion Detection 4.0 (SMD 4.0) represents a significant leap in motion detection. Unlike traditional motion detection that triggers alarms for any movement (like rain, swaying trees, or animals), SMD 4.0 uses advanced deep learning algorithms to accurately differentiate between human and vehicle targets and other irrelevant objects. This drastically cuts down on false alarms, ensuring you only receive notifications for events that truly matter. When paired with an AI NVR, the new Quick Pick technology becomes available, enabling you to quickly search through recorded video for specific human or vehicle events, prioritizing the most relevant matches for rapid review. This saves immense time when investigating incidents.
AcuPick
AcuPick is an innovative feature that works in conjunction with Dahua's AI NVRs. Leveraging deep learning algorithms, AcuPick allows you to precisely target and search for specific human or vehicle subjects across live and recorded video feeds. Instead of sifting through hours of footage, you can define a target (e.g., a person of interest or a specific vehicle) and AcuPick will rapidly identify and present relevant video clips where that target appears. This dramatically streamlines the process of locating critical evidence, transforming hours of manual searching into mere minutes.
AI Scene Self-Adaption (SSA)
Environmental conditions can significantly impact video quality. AI Scene Self-Adaption (AI SSA) addresses this by employing deep learning to dynamically analyze the environment. Whether it's rain, fog, strong backlighting, low light, or flicker from artificial lights, AI SSA automatically adjusts the camera's image parameters to compensate. This ensures that the camera consistently produces clear, usable images regardless of challenging external factors, providing reliable surveillance footage day or night, and in various weather conditions.
Integration with AI NVRs and Mobile Apps
This camera is designed for seamless integration within the Dahua ecosystem. When paired with a Dahua AI NVR, you unlock the full potential of its intelligent features, including AcuPick and Smart Search, for efficient video management and forensic investigation. For on-the-go access, the camera is fully compatible with Dahua's mobile client apps (IOS and Android) like DMSS. These apps allow you to view live feeds, receive real-time alerts, review recorded footage, and even remotely adjust camera settings directly from your smartphone or tablet, giving you constant control and peace of mind.
Q&A
Q1: Can this camera record in full color at night?
A1: Yes, the camera features Smart Dual Light technology. It records in black and white using IR illumination normally at night, but if it detects a human or vehicle, it automatically switches on a warm white LED light to capture full-color video of that specific event.
Q2: How far can the camera see at night?
A2: The camera's infrared (IR) illumination can reach up to 50 meters (164 feet) for black-and-white night vision. The warm light, which provides full-color night vision on detection, has a range of up to 40 meters (131 feet).
Q3: Can the warm white lights be disabled or set to always be on?
A3: The Smart Dual Light function is intelligent and activates the warm light only upon detection of a human or vehicle. While you can't set them to be 'always on' in this smart mode, you can configure settings to manage their behavior based on your specific needs, such as setting up alarm links or schedules.
Q4: Is this camera compatible with NVRs from other brands?
A4: The camera supports ONVIF (Profile S, G, T, M), which means it should be broadly compatible with many third-party NVRs that also support these ONVIF profiles. However, for full functionality of advanced AI features like AcuPick and some specific smart search options, pairing it with a compatible Dahua AI NVR is recommended.
Q5: How long can the 512GB Micro SD card record for?
A5: The recording duration on a 512GB Micro SD card depends on several factors, including the video resolution, frame rate, compression settings (Smart H.265+ vs. H.264), and the amount of motion detected. With efficient Smart H.265+ compression and motion-only recording, it can typically store several weeks to a few months of footage, but this will vary significantly based on activity levels.
Q6: What is the main difference between this WizSense camera and a standard security camera?
A6: The primary difference lies in its WizSense AI capabilities. Standard cameras often rely on basic motion detection, leading to many false alarms. This WizSense camera, with its independent AI chip and deep learning algorithms, focuses on accurate human and vehicle classification (SMD 4.0), perimeter protection, and intelligent scene adaptation (AI SSA), providing more precise alerts and significantly reducing irrelevant notifications.
Q7: Will the camera automatically send alerts to my phone?
A7: Yes, when configured with the Dahua mobile client app (like DMSS) and an internet connection, the camera can send push notifications to your smartphone when an intelligent event, such as human/vehicle intrusion or tripwire detection, occurs.
Q8: Can the camera withstand extreme weather conditions?
A8: Yes, the camera has an IP67 protection rating, meaning it is fully dust-tight and can withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for up to 30 minutes. It also has a wide operating temperature range of –30 °C to +60 °C (–22 °F to +140 °F), making it highly durable for various outdoor environments.
Comparison Table
Camera Model Comparison
8MP Smart Dual Light Vari-focal Eyeball WizSense Network Camera
| Category |
Newer Model (DH-IPC-HDW3867T-ZS-IL-ANZ) |
Older Model (DH-IPC-HDW3849HP-AS-PV-S4) |
| Image Sensor |
1/2.7" CMOS |
1/2.8" CMOS |
| Max. Resolution |
8 MP (3840 × 2160)@25/30 fps |
8 MP (3840 × 2160)@25/30 fps (with AI function disabled); 8MP (3840 × 2160)@20 fps (AI function enabled by default) |
| Min. Illumination (Color) |
0.007 lux@F1.4 (Color, 30 IRE) |
0.004 lux@F1.0 (Color, 30 IRE) |
| Min. Illumination (B/W) |
0.0007 lux@F1.4 (B/W, 30 IRE) |
0.0004 lux@F1.0 (B/W, 30 IRE) |
| Illumination Type |
Built-in Multi-core (IR + warm) light |
Built-in warm light and IR LED |
| Max. IR Distance |
50 m (164.04 ft) |
30 m (98.43 ft) |
| Max. Warm Light Distance |
40 m (131.23 ft) |
30 m (98.43 ft) |
| Lens Type |
Motorized vari-focal (2.7 mm-13.5 mm) |
Fixed-focal (2.8 mm; 3.6 mm options) |
| Max. Aperture |
F1.4 |
F1.4 |
| Field of View (Wide) |
H: 114°; V: 58°; D: 138° |
H: 107°; V: 56°; D: 127° (for 2.8mm) |
| DORI Detect (Wide) |
85.3 m (279.86 ft) |
91.0 m (298.56 ft) (for 2.8mm) |
| DORI Identify (Wide) |
8.5 m (27.89 ft) |
9.1 m (29.86 ft) (for 2.8mm) |
| DORI Detect (Tele) |
280.0 m (918.64 ft) |
107.6 m (353.02 ft) (for 3.6mm) |
| DORI Identify (Tele) |
28.0 m (91.86 ft) |
10.8 m (35.43 ft) (for 3.6mm) |
| Intelligent Monitoring (IVS) |
Intrusion, Tripwire (support classification and accurate detection of vehicle and human) |
Intrusion, Tripwire (support classification and accurate detection of vehicle and human) |
| SMD Version |
SMD 4.0 |
SMD 4.0 |
| AI SSA |
Yes |
Yes |
| AcuPick |
Yes |
No |
| Audio |
Built-in Mic |
Built-in dual Mic; built-in speaker; support two-way talk |
| Storage |
Max. 512 G Micro SD card |
Max. 256 G Micro SD card |
| Alarm Events |
No SD card; SD card full; SD card error; service life warning (Dahua card only); network disconnection; IP conflict; illegal access; motion detection; video tampering; intrusion; tripwire; scene changing; audio detection; voltage detection; defocus detection; SMD; safety exception |
No SD card; SD card full; SD card error; service life warning (Dahua card only); network disconnection; IP conflict; illegal access; motion detection; video tampering; tripwire; intrusion; audio detection; voltage detection; external alarm; SMD; safety exception; light alarm; sound alarm (11 built-in sounds) |
| Active Deterrence |
No specific mention of built-in siren/flashing lights beyond Smart Dual Light |
Sound and light alarm (red and blue lights), Built-in speaker, One-tap arming/disarming |
| Power Supply |
12 VDC/PoE (802.3af) |
12 VDC/PoE (802.3af) |
| Protection |
IP67 |
IP67 |
Summary Recommendation
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Choose the Newer Model (DH-IPC-HDW3867T-ZS-IL-ANZ) if:
- You require a motorized vari-focal lens for flexible field-of-view adjustments after installation.
- You need longer IR and warm light illumination distances (up to 50m IR and 40m warm light).
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AcuPick intelligent search functionality is a critical requirement for quickly locating human and vehicle targets.
- You plan to use a larger SD card for local storage (up to 512GB).
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The Older Model (DH-IPC-HDW3849HP-AS-PV-S4) might still be suitable if:
- A fixed-focal lens with its specified field of view (2.8mm or 3.6mm) is sufficient for your application.
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Active deterrence with built-in red/blue flashing lights and a speaker for two-way talk and sound alarms is a primary requirement, as the older model offers these features directly integrated.
- The slightly lower IR and warm light illumination distances (30m) are acceptable for your coverage area.
- You can manage with a maximum 256GB Micro SD card.
- Cost-effectiveness is a significant factor, and the specific advanced features of the newer model are not essential.
